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Chicago startup makes new child-tracking technology for parents

A helicopter parent, a phrase coined 30 years ago, according to the Oxford dictionary is defined as, “A parent who takes an overprotective or excessive interest in the life of their.

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LearnCore: The Hottest Chicago Startup You’ve Never Heard Of

LearnCore has taken ZERO VC Investment, doubling client roster by end of Q1 “We have a philosophy,” said LearnCore cofounder Ethan Linkner. “Don’t spend if you don’t have to.” That.

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Chicago-Area’s Socialaundry Joins Growing List Of American Pride Startups

“Made In America” is hot again, and it’s not just because we are in the middle of election season. A Chicago-area startup called Socialaundry is taking the “Made In America” trend literally by selling American-made t-shirts designed with crowdsourced art.

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Social Commerce Startup Red Meat Market Partners With City Of Chicago

Red Meat Market is a social commerce site the blends education, content, and events all tailored to people who love red meat. The site sells meat too, but at its core, Red Meat Market is a community.

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Chicago-Based BitBend Helps Travelers Stay Flexible With Flights

Chicago-based startup BitBend wants to save travelers from having to make snap decisions about flights. Instead of operating under a flash sale model like many online travel booking services, BitBend allows travelers to hold a flight for weeks until they finalize travel plans.

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Kick Start Parenthood With kickSprout

For some, the thought of bringing a child into this world is quite a daunting task. Luckily for new and expecting parents in Chicago, kickSprout offers a chance to meet others in the same new and exciting situation for support.

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Mineful, Helping Your Business Retain Customers

Happy customers are vital to business success. But what happens when you are losing customers? Many companies hire a team of analysts to track the trends in consumer behavior. But.

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Keeping Tabs on Tabblr

When we first talked to the folks over at Tabblr – George Tung and Milos Golubovic – they had just gotten their app into the respective Android and iPhone markets and were courting some well-known companies like Akira clothing boutiques to sign up, but there wasn’t a whole lot of action on the site itself. Things have changed.

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Poggled’s Chicago Success No Drunkard’s Walk

It didn’t take last Groupon’s S-1 filing last week to validate the existence of all these Groupon clones. But if there is one thing that Poggled founders Joe Matthews and.

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Harry Parson Makes Good Name in Credit Card Processing

Parson Enterprise’s Founder, Chicago entrepreneur Harry Parson, lived in the crescent city of New Orleans for 11 years, had a great job in sales where he was in the top.

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